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So my first SSD was delivered today and I took it out of the box and was immediately confused about how light it was!  I was thinking it would be at least as heavy as my wallet or iPhone 6s Plus but it feels like it is just an aluminum shell!  Is that how they are supposed to be?  Probably a dumb question but whatever...

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It's basically just a PCB with some memory on it. SSD's are really light. There are no moving parts or any reinforcements on the case to stop shrapnel if the disk that's moving at 5400+ RPM decides to shatter...

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nope they are pretty light, lots of it is just air and the rest is a board with some chips on, and then the shell, i like it :D 

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Just now, Bananasplit_00 said:

nope they are pretty light, lots of it is just air and the rest is a board with some chips on, and then the shell, i like it :D 

Yeah it really freaked me out cause it sounded hollow too, thought I go ripped off by Amazon or something.  I love the difference between SSDs and HDDs it's great.

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12 minutes ago, Gamessys said:

So my first SSD was delivered today and I took it out of the box and was immediately confused about how light it was!  I was thinking it would be at least as heavy as my wallet or iPhone 6s Plus but it feels like it is just an aluminum shell!  Is that how they are supposed to be?  Probably a dumb question but whatever...

Yeah, they're supposed to be like that. I was surprised when I opened my first SSD as well, but when you think about it it's just a tiny PCB and air in a thin plastic shell so it would be very light.

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Yeah they're really light. I remember Paul took one apart on Newegg tv one time and the PCB didn't even make it halfway down the enclosure.

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13 minutes ago, Gamessys said:

Yeah it really freaked me out cause it sounded hollow too, thought I go ripped off by Amazon or something.  I love the difference between SSDs and HDDs it's great.

yah i wasnt really surprised when i first held one but still, they are super light :D 

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

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#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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